Program Recognition
•Bullet: Keyboard (piano) performance joined Los Angeles College of Music's program list after the school took its current name in 2014, alongside Brass & Woodwind, Music Business, Songwriting and Composing for Visual Media
•Bullet: LACM's baccalaureate and graduate majors are nationally accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music
Training
•Bullet: The Bachelor of Music in Keyboard Performance is a 180-credit, 12-quarter degree that combines knowledge of contemporary styles and leadership skills with a foundation in music theory and technique
•Bullet: Students learn arranging and composing, improvising, rehearsing and directing a band, and sight-reading in weekly forums that culminate in a personal project and a final recital, with Junior and Senior Recital courses along the way
•Bullet: Listed course highlights include Piano Technique, Piano Accompaniment Techniques, Ear Training / Theory, Theory of Improvisation, Popular Styles and Analysis, a Gospel, R&B & Soul Ensemble Workshop, Recording for Musicians and an Original Project
•Bullet: The keyboard faculty page lists Mitchel Forman, Joey Navarro and Carlos Campos, and music technology, music business and marketing skills are taught for entrepreneurial artists
Professional Development
•Bullet: The program page names careers as performing artist, session player, accompanist, teacher, product demonstrator, theatre musician, church musician and cruise ship performer
